Preface.

outer and inner life

...truthfully walks in the ways of the inner life, and experiences the states described in these writings, will be sufficiently convinced, both through their own experience and through the anointing of grace, One is in illumination that Mr. Bertot stood in the central illumination central illumination: a state of deep mystical insight where the soul perceives God directly at its very center or "ground" of GOD to a very high degree, and produced these writings of his, driven by the Holy Spirit; indeed, the closer a soul is to the central union with GOD, the more wonderfully and excellently the glorious lights of this author, directly enlightened by GOD, and his deep experience will shine before their eyes: For since one cannot understand the inner ways of the Spirit and the writings that bear witness to them except through one's own experience, and can see the light only in the divine light; (Psalm 36:10.) original: "Ps. 36, 10."; in modern Bibles this is usually Psalm 36:9: "In your light we see light." so a soul that has essentially become a partaker of the central light or the light of the ground light of the ground: 'Licht des Grundes,' referring to the mystical 'ground of the soul' (Seelengrund), the deepest point of contact between God and the human spirit will also to distinguish the powers and the senses, the spirit? and activities of the heart? original: "puissances u. des sens"; these are technical terms in French spirituality for the faculties of the soul (powers) and the physical or emotional perceptions (senses) best understand these writings and be able to draw an infinitely great benefit from them.

But all those who are not in the—